I used to dualboot Win 7 and Ubuntu. When bluetooth was enabled under Win7, I had no problems using bluetooth in Ubuntu.

Now, Ubuntu 13.04 is my only OS and there is no bluetooth. All I can do is flick the switch in systemsettings, but it says, that bluetooth is "deactivated". I do not even have an icon in the menubar. I'm feeling very dumb right now -.-

[Update]
I did sudo apt-get install synaptics and installed additional software according to this question: Bluetooth not working in Ubuntu 13.04. The Indicator is back, but there is no functionality.

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Sorry that my solution didn't solved 100% your problem.I forgot to mention i have a usb bluetooh adapter(old one, bouth it 7 years ago), not a built-in laptop one.After you install the packages enable bluetooth and visibility from the standard menu, then for other settings, pairing devices and data transfers use only Blueman.Blueman icon appears in the up panel not in the unity bar.So, now i have 2 bluetooth icons in the panel in this order(in my case):Blueman-Mail-Battery-Stardard Ubuntu Bluetooth-Network-Sound-Date/Hour-Settings(with suspend, log out and all that stuff).

I (still) seem to have no funktionality on all of these settings. I can not enable bluetooth from the standard menu. Flicking the switch has no effect and the "visibility" switch is "inactive".
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f4bApr 28 '13 at 11:47